Creating File Servers
Explore how to create file servers in Go by using the http.FileServer handler and http.ServeFile function. Understand their differences, learn how to serve single files versus directory trees, and see practical examples for supporting web services.
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Although a file server is not a web server per se, it is closely connected to web services because it is being implemented using similar Go packages. Additionally, file servers are frequently used to support the functionality of web servers and web services.
Go offers the http.FileServer() handler for doing so, as well as http.ServeFile(). The biggest ...